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Dutch situation on Health and Safety Berlin 24 March 2014. Healthy Hairdresser. Since 2005 occupational health and safety regulations for hairdressers: policy rules Not only skin protective measures, also physical measures
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Healthy Hairdresser • Since 2005 occupational health and safety regulations for hairdressers: policy rules • Not only skin protective measures, also physical measures • RI&E (inventory and evaluation of health risks)E (inventory and evaluation of health risks)
Healthy Hairdresser • 2014: new policy rules “Arbocatalogus” (healthy work catalog) by ANKO and unions CNV Vakmensen and FNV Mooi • Allergenic stress • Physical stress • Psychosocial workload
Skin Protective Measures Several activities: • General (washing etc) • Trimming and cutting • Permanent waves • Coloring hair • Bleaching
General Protective Measures • ‘Wet work’ max 30 minutes/hour without gloves • Max 4 hours a day use of gloves • Job rotation • No hand jewelery(rings) • Product preparation area for mixing cosmetic products (chemical corner) • Gloves that could cause allergies should be avoided (such as latex / powdered/ rubber accelerators)
Trimming Protective Measures • Trimming equipment such as scissors shall not contain nickel
Permanent Waves Protective Measures • Single-unit packages for permanent wave liquids • No GTG in permanent wave liquids • Use a strip system in which liquids can be mixed in sealed packages or use product preparation area • Wear gloves when prepare, neutralize and rinse the liquids and when removing rollers
Coloring and Dyeing Protective Measures • Wear gloves when preparing, mixing, applying and rinsing hair dye and coloring rinses • Preferably use hair dye in a closed spray can system. If using a tube, contamination with dye on the exterior of the tube should be prevented
Bleaching Protective Measures • Use non-powdering bleach agents or use aclosed mixing system • Wear gloves when mixing, applying and rinsing bleaching agents
physical measures 5 Catagories: • Posture • Work station organisation • Workplace • Equipment • Organisation
physical measures Measures • a hydraulic chair and chair and basin combination • optimum workingheight • hairdressingstool • provide sufficient variety in the work
physical measures • Temperature, Ventilation and Lighting • Equipment: scissors and shoes • Information and training • provide sufficient variety in the work • Break times • Task rotation • Pregnant and post-natal hairdressers
Where to get the information? ANKO, Unions (e.g. CNV Vakmensen & FNV MOOI) Website: www.healthyhairdresser.nl Risk Inventory en Implementation Centrum voor Huid en Arbeid (dermatologist)
Where to get the information? Do the test:
www.healthyhairdresser.nl “Working healthy, so logical…”
How to improve content of training? • Make health and safety more locked content into vocational and further training, as part of daily life • Hairlevel XL (award winning training website for hairdressers) • Integration of health and safety in educational system
www.HairlevelXL.nl 36 steps from beginner to top hairdresser: Hairlevel XL
Who is and should be involved in the training? • All kind of people are involved such as: • KOC (Knowledge and Educational Centre) • ANKO and unions like CNV Vakmensen, FNV MOOI • Hairdressers • Teachers (schools) • Ministry of social affairs
Who should provide information? • ANKO (employer) • CNV Vakmensen and FNV MOOI (Unions) • Trainers • Employers • Health insurance companies
Which dissemination strategies exist? • Internet (e.g. www.hairlevelxl.nlwww.healthyhairdresser.nl) • Checklists • Leaflets • Tour (going local) • Hairstyle (fair)
Which guidelines exist? • Occupational health and safety regulations for hairdressers: policy rules www.healthyhairdresser.nl
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